“Now the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered the barracks and told Paul.” – Acts 23:16
God had plans for Paul and no team of committed killers could stop those plans! While it would one day be God’s will for Paul to die for his faith, that day was a long way off. In the meantime, God planned for Paul to preach the Gospel to governors and kings, soldiers and sailors, guards and high government officials. That meant that Paul was completely safe even when everyone would have imagined him to be in great danger.
When a group committed themselves to fasting until they killed Paul, God made sure Paul’s nephew heard about their conspiracy and told Paul who then sent his nephew to the Roman officer in charge. This had the good effect of moving Paul out of Jerusalem and forward in his long journey to Rome, courtesy of the Roman army. God always makes a way to accomplish His will!
May this be an encouragement to you when you face a difficult or daunting task for the Lord. If He’s calling you to do it, He’ll make a way that will glorify Him! It may be uncomfortable, but His will will be done. Trust that God’s will is good and that He’s all-powerful. Do not fear – either it will be your time to go home or it isn’t and God will ensure that. Pray that God will defeat or bypass any opposition that could truly hinder your mission, while using all other opposition as a platform to proclaim Jesus.